CENTER AT CORDERA, LLC, THE
CMS
Actual Harm
Documentation Failure
Infection Control
Medication Error
Wound Care
Penalty
$8,600
Outcome
CENTER AT CORDERA, LLC, THE in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO was fined $8,600 by CMS following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Details
CENTER AT CORDERA, LLC, THE (COLORADO SPRINGS, CO) — $8,600 in CMS Fines
Outcome: CENTER AT CORDERA, LLC, THE in COLORADO SPRINGS, CO was fined $8,600 by CMS following 33 deficiency citations identified during federal surveys.
Deficiency areas cited:
- Allow residents to self-administer drugs if determined clinically appropriate.
- Honor the resident's right to share a room with spouse or roommate of choice and receive written notice before a change is made.
- Ensure services provided by the nursing facility meet professional standards of quality.
- Ensure that a nursing home area is free from accident hazards and provides adequate supervision to prevent accidents.
- Ensure that feeding tubes are not used unless there is a medical reason and the resident agrees; and provide appropriate care for a resident with a feeding tube.
- Provide safe, appropriate pain management for a resident who requires such services.
- Provide and implement an infection prevention and control program.
- Honor the resident's right to a safe, clean, comfortable and homelike environment, including but not limited to receiving treatment and supports for daily living safely.
How Crucible Prevents This
Crucible's continuous compliance monitoring would have flagged the regulatory gaps that led to these CMS fines — through automated survey-readiness checks, real-time deficiency tracking, staff compliance dashboards, and corrective action plan enforcement — preventing the violations before the next federal survey.
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